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CYBER WARFARE - Coggle Diagram
CYBER WARFARE
types
espionage: monitoring other nations to steal secrets. EQ: Pegasus for eaves dropping on mobile phones and harvesting their data.
sabotagehostile govt may steal information. EQ = Stuxnetcrippling a significant part of Iran's nuclear capabilities.
denial-of-service (DoS) attacks: prevent legitimate users from accessing a website by flooding it with fake requests. EQ: Russia launched DDoS attacks taking down Ukraine Govt. websites during the conflict
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propaganda attacks: attempts to control the minds and thoughts of people - fighting for a target country.
eco. disruption: A/c to IBM, the average cost of a single data breach in 2023 was 4.45 Mn Dollar.
surprise attacks: Like Pearl Harbour and 9/11 - enemy is not expecting an attack - weaken their defenses and preparing ground for physical attack
CHALLENGES
growing complexity of cyber-attacks: inc sophistication of cyber-attacks - and emerging tech such as cloud computing, Bigdata, AI.
resource constraints: absence of adequate infrastructure and R&D to secure Cyber space, Budgetary allocations to tackle cyber threats - A/c to CISCO Cyber readiness Index, as of 2022 a mere 24 percent of firms and organizations in India have the necessary resources and capabilities.
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lack of Cybersecurity professionals: deficit of around 3 Mn cybersecurity experts by the conclusion 2023 - scarcity is significant obstacle for organization.
inc. state sponsored cyber-attacks: 278% inc in state sponsors activities against India from 2021 to 2023. EQ: Pak actors account for 6.0% of total threats while 79% originates from China.
growing digital footprint: proliferation of connected devices and Internet of Things (IOT) - estimated 14.4 Bn IoT devices in use in India by the end of 2023
MEASURES TAKEN
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IT act 2000: provides a comprehensive legal framework to address the issues connectes with cybercrime.
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Indian cybercrime coordination - I4C: an ecosystem for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) - for dealing with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
Cyber Surakshith Bharat Initiative: aims to spread awareness about cybercrime and building capacity - chief information security officers.
International Collaboration on Cyber Security: India already signed cyber security treaties with countries such as Russia, US, UK, South Korea, EU.
WAY FORWARD
Comprehensive cybersecurity research: to mitigate cyber warfare threats - should inclusive defensive and offensive measures and information sharing.
robust cybersecurity research: robust research base for technology and product dev, testing and certification framework and standardization and a startup ecosystem to enhance cyber sec.
cybersecurity talent pool: cyber security education, training programs and public-private collaborations to dev a skilled workforce.
secure cybersecurity infrastructure: robust manufacturing ecosystem for electronics and telecommunication's sector by leveraging MAKE IN INDIA and PLI Scheme.
signing of Budapest Convention: Given the surge in cybercrime and the vision of a Digital India, it is time for India to reconsider its positions.
Balance cybersecurity VS privacy: this requires user education, the integration of privacy frndly technologies